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Beaver County sheriff charged with making threats

A preliminary hearing is under way for the Beaver County sheriff, who's charged with threatening to cut off the hands of a political campaign worker and allegedly pulling a gun and threatening to shoot a blogger.

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Updated: 6:12 PM EDT Apr 29, 2013

Beaver County sheriff charged with making threats

A preliminary hearing is under way for the Beaver County sheriff, who's charged with threatening to cut off the hands of a political campaign worker and allegedly pulling a gun and threatening to shoot a blogger.

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Updated: 6:12 PM EDT Apr 29, 2013

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WEBVTT 3 A local sheriff in court! Beaver County top cop, George David-- accused of THREATENING to cut off and EAT the hands of a campaign worker! And that's not all! CHANNEL 4 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM IS VOLATILE TESTIMONY 3 3 3 BEAVER COUNTY 3 SHERIFF GEORGE DAVID SAT AND LISTENED TO FOUR MEN TESTIFY ABOUT HIS HOT TEMPER - - VENOMOUS VERBAL ASSAULTS AND VIOLENT THREATS. TWO ARE EMPLOYEES IN THE SHERIFF'S OWN DEPARTMENT - - INCLUDING MICHAEL TIBOLET. ONE IS A CAMPAIGN VOLUNETEER. AND THE OTHER - - A BLOGGER WHO RUNS THE BEAVER COUNTIAN NAMED JOHN PAUL. HE TESTIFIED THAT HE MET WITH THE SHERIFF TO QUESTION SPENDING IN HIS DEPARTMENT. AND SAID DAVID WENT OFF ON LOUD TIRADE - - THREATENING TO KILL HIS PERCEIVED ENEMIES IN GOVERNMENT. THIS IS PAUL'S TESTIMONY. "NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN SOMEONE ACT THE WAY HE DID IN THAT OFFICE." AND THEN PAUL TESTIFIED THAT THE SHERIFF TURNED HIS ANGER TOWARD HIM - - DELIVERING A FRIGHTFUL THREAT WHILE PULLING OUT HIS GUN. PAUL... "HE HAD HIS GUN POINTED AT ME....IF YOU START REPORTING STUFF LIKE THIS - - I'M GOING TO BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT TOO. TWO OF THE SHERIFF'S EMPLOYEES TESTIFIED THEY WERE IN THAT MEETING AND SAW THE INCIDENT. TIBOLET SAID HE WAS SHOCKED AND SURPISED. BUT OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DON'T BELIEVE HE WOULD 3 3 3

Beaver County sheriff charged with making threats

A preliminary hearing is under way for the Beaver County sheriff, who's charged with threatening to cut off the hands of a political campaign worker and allegedly pulling a gun and threatening to shoot a blogger.